..05). The impact of the CXCL12-3'A allele was confirmed by multivariate analyses. In conclusion, these results imply that the CXCL12-3'A allele plays a favourable role in patients with multiple myeloma...

..This results suggest that individuals rather prone to the lower level of IFN-gamma production (associated with the presence of the A allele) appear to be more susceptible to this malignant disease...

..302, p=0.057). TGF-beta1 gene polymorphisms were found to associate with the course of the disease in NHL patients. TGF-beta1 high producer genotype appeared as an independent risk factor of extranodal manifestation of the disease...

Expression of cyclin A and bone morphogenetic protein receptors and response to induction therapy in patients with acute leukemias

..The expressions of BMPRIA, BMPRIB, BMPRII and cyclin A could be useful as prognostic parameters of the proliferation status of acute leukemia cells, but further studies are needed to assess this phenomenon...

Decreased expression of CXCR4 chemokine receptor in bone marrow after chemotherapy in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphomas is a good prognostic factor

..Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) constitute a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative diseases, which can localize not only to lymph nodes, but also can migrate to peripheral blood and metastase to other organs, including bone marrow...

..008). High expression of CD74 was positively correlated with more advanced stage of the disease (p = 0.02). No correlation was shown between CD74 and sex, mutational status IgVH and time to first treatment...

..Elevated ADMA plasma levels in patients with hematological malignancies interfere with nitric oxide metabolism and may influence their prognosis. Further prognostic studies are postulated to assess this phenomenon...

A - 308 promoter polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor alpha gene does not associate with the susceptibility to psoriasis vulgaris. No difference either between psoriasis type I and type II patients

..Expression of CD55 and CD59 were higher in patients with bulky disease. In conclusion level of expression of CD46, CD55, and CD59 could be clinically helpful to predict the response to rituximab therapy...

Elevated YB-1 expression is a new unfavorable prognostic factor in non-Hodgkin's lymphomas

..These data, although based on a relatively small number of patients, raise the possibility that SGTP and MT may play a role in the pathogenesis of MPD. The clinical significance of this phenomenon needs further investigation...

Echocardiographic assessment of myocardial function in workers occupationally exposed to lead without clinically evident heart disease

..Among the multiple myeloma patients we found 17 with AL amyloid and 35 persons with elevated concentration of the serum SAA. The most frequent symptoms were related with renal failure and heart failure...